Transient basal ganglia and thalamic involvement following mycoplasma pneumoniae infection associated with antiganglioside antibodies

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1029-1033

  Fusco, Carlo ^a   Bonini, Elena ^a   Soncini, Giuliana ^a   Frattini, Daniele ^a   Giovannini, Simona ^b   Giustina, Elvio Della ^a  

^a Pediatric Neurology Unit   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

antiganglioside antibodies; basal ganglia; Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFOTAXIME; ERYTHROMYCIN; GANGLIOSIDE GM1 ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONVALESCENCE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORPUS STRIATUM; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENCEPHALITIS; GANGLIOSIDES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; STEROIDS; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954743806     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073809355823     Document Type: Article

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